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as in pill
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
took an antibiotic capsule three times a day for a week
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as in sheath
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
a capsule containing all sorts of items from our era that is to be opened 100 years from now
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as in summary
a short statement of the main points
capsules of the day's major news stories appear on the paper's second page
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as in concise
marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning
capsule reviews of the latest offerings at the multiplex
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as in to compress
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
newscasts that capsule complex, important stories into one-minute bits for easy digestion by viewers
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Recent Examples of capsule
Jackie Wattles, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
To wind down for bed, wellness influencers concoct magnesium mocktails to sip while listening to brown noise; others don’t turn off the light before a nightly capsule has been consumed.
—Kristine Thomason, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2025
Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
And now, that relationship is extending to capsule collections.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The primary goal of that flight — to send an unoccupied crew capsule on a test flight around the moon — went smoothly.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
To wind down for bed, wellness influencers concoct magnesium mocktails to sip while listening to brown noise; others don’t turn off the light before a nightly capsule has been consumed.
—Kristine Thomason, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
The soiree showcased capsule collections of four outstanding designers from various parts of Southeast Asia.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
And now, that relationship is extending to capsule collections.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capsule
Noun
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Investigators noticed some contents resembled MDMA pills in size and shape.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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Trial participants that took two pills lost even more weight, 13.1% at three months.—
Rocio Fabbro,
Quartz,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The black, silky sheath can easily stand on its own with minimal accessorizing or can be dressed up with some sparkly jewelry.—
Rachel Sylvester,
Glamour,
6 Jan. 2025
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One was made by sliding a ring cut from a plastic bottle around an RPG warhead, filling this makeshift collar with quarter-inch stainless-steel ball bearings and sealing them against the warhead’s sheath with an electric heat gun.—
C.J. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The minutes of the meeting, which were recorded by Otto Rank, on January 11th, 1911, are essentially a summary of Hilferding's presentation.—
Marcy Thompson,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2025
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My colleagues will go into more detail about the changes, but here is a summary of key headlines: STREAMING CNN Max has been a tremendous resource for us.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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President Donald Trump has long had a tendency to namecheck high-profile figures in concise terms of affection or derision.—
Adam Crafton,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Below is a concise ABCD framework for proactive engagement: A – Activate Agency Stay Vigilant: Use AI with intention.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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To get a return less than that projected by the above formula, either the company has to underperform the consensus growth estimates or the stock's valuation would need to compress.—
GuruFocus,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Thirty years of change is being compressed into three years!—
Samuel Axon,
Ars Technica,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This test compares midrange Windows and macOS systems, tablets, and smartphones.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
19 Jan. 2025
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Healthcare providers sometimes prescribe short-term systemic corticosteroids (pills or tablets) to reduce severe inflammation.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The bullet casings used as evidence in the case were provided to police by Ephron.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2025
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Officers who responded to the scene did not find any shell casings.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In addition to the release of hostages, the outline of the ceasefire agreement, which is not yet finalized, includes the gradual withdrawal of Israeli troops, a Palestinian prisoner exchange, an influx of humanitarian aid and the reopening of the Rafah Crossing, Hamas spokesperson Basim Naim said.—
Doha Madani,
NBC News,
16 Jan. 2025
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The broad outlines of other potential deals exist, though they are beset by major obstacles.—
Ned Temko,
The Christian Science Monitor,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Capsule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capsule. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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